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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

45 Colleges
$17,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Arkansas University Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $9,882 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.

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#2

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Piedmont College also is in the top 5% of our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.

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#5

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Converse College is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Converse graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 a year.

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#7

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Eastern Mennonite graduate students pay an average of $15,270 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Eastern Mennonite also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $20,712 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed graduates from Augusta University carry an average student debtload of $21,834.

Augusta University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

Lipscomb also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $18,682 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, VSU also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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